On 19 February 2025, the Chinese Filipino Business Club, Inc. (CFBCI) successfully facilitated a “Senior Health Awareness Forum” featuring three health experts from the Chinese General Hospital and Medical Center (CGHMC). Dr. Jason Letran (Prostate Health Awareness), Dr. Sjoberg Kho (Diabetes Awareness), and Dr. Christian Ang (Breast Cancer Awareness) delivered substantial lectures and addressed the questions of various individuals in attendance. Ms. Mex Bausa hosted the forum and Dra. Hilda Ong (“Agarang Serbisyo Lady”) acted as moderator of the Q&A session. Approximately 150 people attended the forum.
To support the forum, the following CFBCI officers and members were in attendance: President Samuel Lee Uy, President Emeritus Allan Wong But Loy, Honorary President Stephen Tan Sia, Executive Vice President Gerald Uy Chan, Director William Rogando, Director Edwin John Ty, Corporate Secretary Henry Go, Vice Chairman Ramon Uy, Vice Chairman Eduardo Tiu, Vice Chairman Henry Tiu, Vice Chairman Gregorio Lagamayo, Vice Chairman Linda Lao, Vice Chairman Jack Wong, Vice Chairman Bruce Uy, Plenary Member Bernardo Ngo, Plenary Member Kervin Ong, Plenary Member Ronald Uy, Plenary Member Samuel Sia.
In his welcome address, aside from thanking his colleagues for supporting and organizing the forum, President Samuel Lee Uy generously talked his health regimen that he consistently subscribed to. It follows the acronym S-E-L-F. S – for serenity. “Always make time to distress and calm your system. Take ample rest whenever needed. Remember, you are not a machine.” E – for exercise. Keeping an active lifestyle protects you from contracting diseases. L – for love. Spending more time with the people you love helps the mind and body relax and renew. You must also make time pursuing hobbies that spark your joy. F – for food. Food is medicine, food is healing, so only consume foods that will help you become the best version of yourself. The crowd applauded his inspiring speech.
At 1:30 PM, Dr. Jason Lui Letran, the first guest speaker was excellently introduced by Vice Chairman Eduardo Tiu. Coincidentally, the two were classmates in the past and has remained good friends at present. Dr. Letran is a renowned urologist in the Philippines who currently leads the Clinical Services Integration Department, Robotic Surgery Center, and Clinical Operations of CGHMC. Throughout his career, Dr. Letran has helped individuals manage prostate-related illnesses and achieve recovery. During his lecture on “Prostate Health Awareness,” all attendees have listened attentively and asked wide-ranging questions during the forum.
The second guest speaker, Dr. Sjoberg Ang Kho, was introduced by Director William Rogando. Dr. Kho is an esteemed endocrinologist in the country and the present chairman of the Philippine Specialty Board of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism. In his lecture with the title, “Diabetes: Causes, Treatment, Prevention and Complications,” the participants learned the types and causes of diabetes, its risk factors, treatment, monitoring, and ways to prevent its complications. During the Q&A session, the attendees took turns in asking questions; some are about medications for diabetes while others focused more on complications.
The third and last speaker, Dr. Christian Ang, was introduced by Vice Chairman Ramon Uy. This surgical oncologist finished his fellowship training in Surgical Oncology at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York, and has multiple publications on renowned journals, focusing on breast cancer care in the Philippines. His lecture titled, “Breast Cancer Awareness: Empowering Health Through Knowledge,” tackled the breast cancer statistics in the Philippines, and he also helped the attendees understand the basics of breast cancer, its early detection, and risk factors.
All the guest speakers received a plaque of appreciation from CFBCI, including the discussion facilitator, Dra. Hilda Ong. Everyone was all smiles during the group photo opportunity, which signifies that all participants enjoyed and learned a lot from the forum which formally ended at 5:00 PM.
菲華工商總會訊：本會於二零二五年二月十九日（星期三）下午一時，假八樓大禮堂舉辦《中老年健康意識講座》，邀請著名泌尿科醫師李捷順醫學博士（Dr. Jason Letran）、著名內分泌科醫師洪森榮醫學博士（Dr. Shojberg Kho）及中華崇仁總醫院暨醫學中心外科醫師洪建興醫學博士（Dr. Christian Ang）等權威醫師以大家耳熟能詳的閩南語和英語、菲語分享各自領域的專業知識，超過一百五十位華僑華人到場聆聽，並由著名媒體人許仁慈女士(Ms. Hilda Ong) 擔任主持人。本會理事長黃書瑋，榮譽理事長黃拔來，名譽理事長謝國萬，執行副理事長曾國強，副理事長楊良田，董事杜祖蔭、鄭奕偉，立案秘書吳恆利，常務理事許有福、許福星、林文龍、顏漢榮、留牡丹、王輝益、葉啟龍及理事許啟明、謝榮全、顏孫發、吳仲漁等人，到場共襄盛舉。
理事長黃書瑋致歡迎詞時，除了感謝本會領導同仁及華社人士的支持外，他也向大家分享了他一貫堅持的S-E-L-F 英文首字母縮寫健康養生方法。他說到，S-安寧（Serenity），永遠要抽出時間放鬆，舒緩身心。並指出，人不是機器，需要充分休息；"E-鍛練（Exercise），保持積極的生活方式能夠保護你免於患病；L-愛（Love），花時間和你愛的人在一起，有助於身心放鬆和煥新，並且表示，大家要抽出時間從事能帶給你快樂的興趣與嗜好；F-食物（Food），食物是藥物、食物是治愈，所以鼓勵大家要多吃健康食物。
隨後，由本會常務理事林文龍介紹中華崇仁總醫院暨醫學中心臨床服務整合部主任、癌症醫療中心主任李捷順醫學博士的學經歷。李醫師向所有與會人士講解前列腺炎、良性前列腺增生及前列腺癌的主要症狀、臨床發現、診斷方式和治療方法，其中也包括激光技術、核磁共振與超音波影像融合攝護腺切片及機器人手術等。
接下來，由本會董事杜祖蔭介紹聖湯瑪斯大學醫院內科部主席、糖尿病中心主任及醫學院教授洪森榮醫學博士的學經歷。洪醫師講到，血糖長期控制不佳，會引發多種併發症，尤其對腎臟造成的損害更為顯著。洪醫師接著向大家分享糖尿病種類、病因，風險因素、治療、監測以及預防併發症的方法等多項議題。
最後，由本會常務理事顏漢龍介紹中華崇仁總醫院暨醫學中心、聖路加醫療中心和紅衣主教醫療中心等著名醫院行醫的洪建興醫學博士。洪醫師向大家分享菲律濱乳癌實況，瞭解乳腺癌的基本知識、早期發現和風險因素。洪醫師講到，九十九成乳癌患者是女性，但也有一成是正常男性。他呼籲女性要定期檢測乳房，及早發現癌症，治癒的機率相對比較高。並講解常用的治療方案及如何調養身體等。
問答環節在三位權威醫師講座後隨即登場，並由DWBL 1242公共服務兼雜誌節目「Health & Travel @ Serisyo Publiko」的執行製作人和主播許仁慈女士擔任主持人。許女士首先以幽默有趣方式對三位醫師提問一些病患常見問題，接著開放與會人士自由發問，三位醫師也以閩南語、菲語、英語詳細答覆華社人士的各項問題。講座會在三位醫師專家深入淺出的講述及許女士的生動講解下，近四小時的醫學講座，使大家受益匪淺。
最後由本會理事長黃書瑋帶領同仁頒贈感謝盾予三位醫師及許仁慈女士，全體出席賓客合影留念，在溫馨氣氛下圓滿結束。
圖片說明：
上小圖：（左起）黃書瑋，林文龍，杜祖蔭，顏漢龍致詞及分別介紹三位主講醫師。
中圖一：（左起）李捷順醫學博士（Dr. Jason Letran）、洪森榮醫學博士（Dr. Shojberg Kho），洪建興醫學博士（Dr. Christian Ang），許仁慈女士(Ms. Hilda Ong)主講和主持。
中圖二：頒贈感謝盾予三位主講醫師和許仁慈女士。（前排左起）葉啟龍，林文龍，黃拔來，謝國萬，李捷順醫師，黃書瑋，洪森榮醫師，洪建興醫師，曾國強，許仁慈女士，楊良田，杜祖蔭，梅西卡。（後排左起）顔漢龍，顔孫發，許有福，許啟敏，留牡丹，鄭奕偉，吳仲漁，王輝益，謝榮全，王明雄。
下圖：講座會結束後，全體賓客合影留念。